If all the seemingly pointless discussions about which distro is better comes from attachment to a spesific distro and if a distro is just a way to interract with linux than all the discussion about witch distro is better etc. fundementally comes from a a place of love and appreciation for Linux as an OS.
(I use HannahMontanaLinux btw)
- hottari ( @hottari@lemmy.ml ) 21•10 months ago
A distro isn’t just a way to interact with the Linux operating system. It’s a collection of tools that helps you do it. Some tools are just sharper that others. The community just likes debating about this important nuance. It’s not that complicated.
My tools of choice come from the famous blue logo distro.
- theshatterstone54 ( @theshatterstone54@feddit.uk ) 17•10 months ago
Blue logo distro
Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?
(Fedora, Arch, Kubuntu, Zorin, ElementaryOS, ArcoLinux and surely many more I’m forgetting)
- hottari ( @hottari@lemmy.ml ) 9•10 months ago
Out of them all, the most famous one is the one I use. Kept the name a bit of a mystery to avoid the resultant argument about it btw.
- theshatterstone54 ( @theshatterstone54@feddit.uk ) 10•10 months ago
No point, the btw gave it away
- DasSkelett ( @DasSkelett@discuss.tchncs.de ) Deutsch3•10 months ago
Ah, clearly Fedora then.
- Auli ( @Auli@lemmy.ca ) English1•10 months ago
Sure except every district has the same tools. I distribute is more of a toolbox then a tool.
- X3I ( @x3i@lemmy.x3i.tech ) 19•10 months ago
Always reminds me of the console wars… people attach their whole identity to all kinds of things nowadays and fight for it like it was a religion. Did not see much good come out of such threads yet.
- Danileonis ( @danileonis@lemmy.ml ) 2•10 months ago
Divide et impera
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 10•10 months ago
I haven’t minded the tongue-in-cheek jokes about distros since forever, but people who take it way too seriously, and don’t see that each distro has its benefits and drawbacks are kinda annoying.
I think I feel the same way about it
- digdilem ( @digdilem@lemmy.ml ) 10•10 months ago
Because it triggers the tribal instinct, innit.
“I use A, so A must be better than B. Otherwise I’m wrong, and I don’t like that.”
The reality, of course, is that there is no “Best distro” for all use cases, and personal choice is absolutely a qualifier in defining those use cases. If your personal requirement is for a neon pink desktop and rather aged theming aimed at little girls, then you’ve absolutely chosen “The best distro” for you and don’t let anyone tell you differently.
- ipsirc ( @ipsirc@lemmy.ml ) English6•10 months ago
The threads about distros are the really bad ones.
- LainOfTheWired ( @LainOfTheWired@lemy.lol ) English5•10 months ago
“I USE ARCH BTW” there can’t have a distro discussion without that.
- Franzia ( @Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 5•10 months ago
I have learned absolutely nothing about the strengths and weaknesses of each distro, just learned which ones are difficult to install.
- jcarax ( @jcarax@beehaw.org ) 4•10 months ago
Ease and difficulty of installation are strengths and weaknesses, don’t sell yourself short.
- governorkeagan ( @governorkeagan@lemdro.id ) English5•10 months ago
I think it’s a double edged sword.
On the one side, you can see it as bringing more attention to Linux and allowing a broader audience to find Linux.
On the flip side, the threads about which distro is best can get very toxic.
- flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months ago
Made infinitely more entertaining by the fact they’re all more or less the same under the hood with minor differences packed ontop of the same Linux kernel
- kbal ( @kbal@fedia.io ) 2•10 months ago
The only way to avoid having disagreements about which choice of distro is best would be to avoid having any choices.